CITYCON OYJ Stock Exchange Release 3 June 2020 at 17:15
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Citycon Group has successfully placed a 200 million Euro denominated tap issue. The issuer of the notes is Citycon Treasury B.V. and the guarantor is Citycon Oyj. The notes are issued under the same terms and conditions as the existing 10-year notes issued by Citycon Treasury B.V. on 1 October 2014 and maturing on 1 October 2024 (the “2024 Notes”). The notes will be consolidated and form a single series with the 2024 Notes. The notes carry a fixed annual interest rate at the rate of 2.50 per cent, which in the tap issue corresponds to a yield of 4.50 per cent.
Citycon Treasury B.V. has applied for the notes to be admitted to the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and to trade on its regulated market. The notes have been rated BBB- by Standard & Poor's, Baa3 by Moody's and BBB- by Fitch, in line with Citycon's corporate credit rating.
The net proceeds from the offering will mainly be used to refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes for the Group, including for the development of existing properties.
CFO and Executive Vice President Eero Sihvonen: “On the back of a strong orderbook, over three times oversubscribed, the company has chosen to increase the size of the issue to EUR 200 million while tightening the pricing. We are pleased with the successful offering and with the market success of the tap issue. This demonstrates our access to the capital markets even in a challenging environment. The tap issue was placed to a broad base of investors, reflecting Citycon’s credit quality.”
Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, OP, SEB and Swedbank AB acted as joint lead managers.
CITYCON OYJ
For further information, please contact:
Eero Sihvonen
Executive VP and CFO
Tel. +358 50 557 9137
eero.sihvonen@citycon.com
Laura Jauhiainen
Head of Investor Relations
Tel. +358 40 823 9497
laura.jauhiainen@citycon.com
Citycon is a leading owner, manager and developer of urban, grocery-anchored shopping centres in the Nordic region, managing assets that total almost EUR 4.5 billion. Citycon is No. 1 shopping centre owner in Finland and among the market leaders in Norway, Sweden and Estonia. Citycon has also established a foothold in Denmark.
Citycon has investment-grade credit ratings from Moody's (Baa3), Standard & Poor's (BBB-) and Fitch (BBB-). Citycon Oyj’s share is listed in Nasdaq Helsinki.
Important regulatory notice
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction nor shall it (or any part of this announcement) or the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, or act as any inducement to enter into, any contract or commitment. Recipients of this announcement who intend to purchase any securities are reminded that any such purchase or subscription must be made solely on the basis of the information contained in any final form prospectus published in connection with any such securities, which if and when published will be available on the website of the Central Bank of Ireland. The transaction described above and the distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the transaction in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
This communication is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would be unlawful. Neither Citycon Oyj nor Citycon Treasury B.V. has registered, or intends to register, securities in any of these jurisdictions or to conduct an offer of securities for sale in any of these jurisdictions. In particular, no securities of Citycon Oyj or Citycon Treasury B.V. have been or will be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and such securities may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws.
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